Category Archives: CP Canada

Winter storms continue to hammer parts of Ontario, Quebec
People in parts of Ontario and Quebec were dealing with more messy weather and in some cases blizzard-like conditions on Tuesday as storm fronts continue to hit the area. Environment Canada warned of ...
Dec 30, 2025

In the news: First Nations water protections, death in the ER, New Year's resolutions
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Minister not promising source water protection in new First Nations clean water bill With her government unde...
Dec 30, 2025

New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system - and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was wo...
Dec 30, 2025

Minister not promising source water protection in new First Nations clean water bill
OTTAWA - With her government under pressure to finally eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, the federal minister responsible for Indigenous services isn't committing to bringi...
Dec 30, 2025

9.0 quake in B.C. could kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report foresees
VICTORIA - Minutes after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island one summer's day, thousands of British Columbians are dead or injured in the wreckage - then comes the tsunami,...
Dec 29, 2025

Anand affirms Canada's view that Ukraine must control decisions about its sovereignty
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she told her Ukrainian counterpart Monday that decisions about Ukraine's sovereignty must be made by Kyiv itself. Anand's conversation with Andrii Sy...
Dec 29, 2025

B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres
VICTORIA - British Columbia's 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier. The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilome...
Dec 29, 2025

Whitecaps FC to settle class-action lawsuit with fans over Messi no-show in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - When soccer superstar Lionel Messi was a no-show for Inter Miami's match with the Whitecaps in Vancouver in May 2024, they let their feelings be known with chants of "Where is Messi?" But ...
Dec 29, 2025

Organizers of West Bank delegation blocked by Israel call for steeper sanctions
OTTAWA - Members of a Canadian delegation that was denied entry to the West Bank earlier this month are calling on Ottawa to tighten sanctions targeting new Israeli settlements in occupied territory. ...
Dec 29, 2025

Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says the federal government hasn't worked out details of its plans to cut the bureaucracy and boost the amount of time public servants spend in the office...
Dec 29, 2025